Josh Vela
Joshua James Vela
Born: December 14, 1993
Salford, England
Position: M - Central Midfielder, Defensive Midfielder
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 161
Career: 2011-2023
Foot: right
Josh Vela has scored 23 goals and recorded 14 assists in his 378-game career with the Bolton Wanderers, Notts County, Shrewsbury Town, Hibernian FC, Fleetwood Town and Carlisle United. He began playing during the 2011 season and has taken the pitch during the 2023 campaign.
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Scoring:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | GS | Min | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | EPL | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012-13 | TFLC | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 3 | 234 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013-14 | EFL1 | Notts County | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2014-15 | TFLC | Bolton Wanderers | 29 | 25 | 2365 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015-16 | TFLC | Bolton Wanderers | 32 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2016-17 | EFL1 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 45 | 4007 | 9 | 3 | 68 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 56.3 | |
| 2017-18 | EFLC | Bolton Wanderers | 30 | 26 | 2384 | 1 | 4 | 47 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 4.5 | 8 | 12.5 |
| 2018-19 | EFLC | Bolton Wanderers | 17 | 12 | 1149 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 2019-20 | EFL1 | Shrewsbury Town | 4 | 4 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | SP | Hibernian FC | 9 | 9 | 782 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2019-20 | SP | Hibernian FC | 9 | 9 | 782 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2020-21 | EFL1 | Shrewsbury Town | 44 | 43 | 3812 | 3 | 2 | 73 | 41 | 12 | 1 | 41 | 7.3 | 13 | 23.1 |
| 2021-22 | EFL1 | Shrewsbury Town | 36 | 36 | 3124 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 33 | 6.1 | 9 | 22.2 |
| 2022-23 | EFL1 | Fleetwood Town | 44 | 44 | 3947 | 1 | 1 | 78 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 21 | 4.8 | 2 | 50.0 |
| 2023-24 | EFL1 | Fleetwood Town | 23 | 21 | 1912 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023-24 | EFL1 | Carlisle United | 7 | 6 | 525 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 335 | 312 | 24531 | 21 | 14 | 400 | 116 | 88 | 3 | 132 | 15.9 | 53 | 39.6 | |||
| Cup | 43 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 378 | 350 | 24531 | 23 | 14 | 400 | 116 | 99 | 3 | 132 | 17.4 | 53 | 43.4 |
Playing Career:
| Year | Country | Level | League | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | England | I | Premier League | Bolton Wanderers |
| 2012-13 | England | II | The Football League Championship | Bolton Wanderers |
| 2013-14 | England | III | League One | Notts County |
| 2014-15 | England | II | The Football League Championship | Bolton Wanderers |
| 2015-16 | England | II | The Football League Championship | Bolton Wanderers |
| 2016-17 | England | III | League One | Bolton Wanderers |
| 2017-18 | England | II | EFL Championship | Bolton Wanderers |
| 2018-19 | England | II | EFL Championship | Bolton Wanderers |
| 2019-20 | England | III | League One | Shrewsbury Town |
| 2019 | Scotland | I | Premiership | Hibernian FC |
| 2020-21 | England | III | League One | Shrewsbury Town |
| 2021-22 | England | III | League One | Shrewsbury Town |
| 2022-23 | England | III | League One | Fleetwood Town |
| 2023-24 | England | III | League One | Carlisle United |
| 2023-24 | England | III | League One | Fleetwood Town |
